Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1508: Mississippi Heroes Act; create to give supplemental pay to law enforcement officers.
Status: Failed, February 4, 2025
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI HEROES ACT; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI HEROES SUPPORT FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION TO MUNICIPAL, COUNTY AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BASED ON YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE; TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS FOR QUALIFICATIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-19-73, 41-29-181, 99-19-307 AND 63-1-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD ASSESSMENTS TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create the mississippi heroes act; to create the mississippi heroes support fund for the purpose of providing supplemental compensation to municipal, county and state law enforcement officers based on years of continuous service; to provide restrictions for qualifications of law enforcement officers; to amend sections 99-19-73, 41-29-181, 99-19-307 and 63-1-43, mississippi code of 1972, to add assessments to be deposited into the fund; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI HEROES ACT; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI HEROES SUPPORT FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION TO MUNICIPAL, COUNTY AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BASED ON YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE; TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS FOR QUALIFICATIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-19-73, 41-29-181, 99-19-307 AND 63-1-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD ASSESSMENTS TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Mississippi Heroes Support Act". SECTION 2. (1) (a) The Mississippi Heroes Support Fund is hereby established. Thirty Dollars ($30.00) collected under subsection (1) of Section 99-19-73, Twenty Dollars ($20.00) collected under subsection (2) of Section 99-19-73, Thirty Dollars ($30.00) collected under subsection (8)(b) of Section 99-19-73, Ten Percent (10%) of monies collected from drug related forfeiture under Section 41-29-181, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) collected under Section 99-19-307, Forty Dollars ($40.00) collected under Section 63-1-43 (1) for Class R and Class D licenses, monies collected from any other source and any other funds made available for deposit into the fund. The fund shall be administered by the board created in subsection (2) of this section and shall be made available for administration and implementation by the board …
Sponsors
- Grady, Zachary (R, 115) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To State Affairs;Appropriations A
Subjects: Mississippi Heroes Act
Common questions
- What is HB1508?
- HB1508 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Mississippi Heroes Act; create to give supplemental pay to law enforcement officers.
- What does HB1508 do?
- In its own words: An act to create the mississippi heroes act; to create the mississippi heroes support fund for the purpose of providing supplemental compensation to municipal, county and state law enforcement officers based on years of continuous service; to provide restrictions for qualifications of law enforcement officers; to amend sections 99-19-73, 41-29-181, 99-19-307 and 63-1-43, mississippi code of 1972, to add assessments to be deposited into the fund; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1508?
- Failed as of February 4, 2025. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1508?
- Grady, Zachary (R, 115).
- Where is the official record for HB1508?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1508.xml
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